Business First Bancshares Inc (BFST) Ownership

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As of April 25, 2024, 3:59pm EST.

Institutions
Mutual Funds

Institutional Ownership

BlackRock Inc is the biggest individual institutional holder of Business First Bancshares Inc (BFST), owning a total of 2.1 million shares. Combined, the top 32 institutional holders of BFST own 48.31% of the company with a total of 12.2 million shares.

In the latest ownership report on December 31st 2023, the top 32 institutional holders increased their combined ownership of BFST by 0.9 million shares. 15 institutions bought 924,404 total additional shares and increased their ownership by an average of 26.64%. However 2 institutions sold 20,819 total shares and decreased their ownership by an average of 4.31%.

Overall this is a positive sign as the number of shares owned by the top 20 institutional holders of Business First Bancshares increased by a net total of 903,585 in the latest quarter.

Institution Ownership Chart

Latest Institutional Ownership Changes

Owner	Percent Owned	Percent Change	Shares Owned	Share Change	Date Reported
BlackRock Inc	8.387%	5.546%	2,126,674	111,741	2023-12-31
Vanguard Group Inc	5.136%	2.037%	1,302,405	25,997	2023-12-31
Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.	2.212%	16.264%	560,978	78,475	2023-12-31
Geode Capital Management, LLC	2.106%	4.564%	533,991	23,308	2023-12-31
State Street Corporation	1.985%	4.753%	503,221	22,834	2023-12-31
Manufacturers Life Insurance Co	1.949%	0.684%	494,253	3,358	2023-12-31
Banc Funds Co LLC	1.885%	0.000%	478,003	0	2023-12-31
Mendon Capital Advisors Corp	1.755%	132.604%	444,937	253,652	2023-12-31
Kennedy Capital Management Inc	1.435%	22.936%	363,851	67,882	2023-12-31
Ranger Investment Management LP	1.317%	5.396%	333,918	17,095	2023-12-31
Stieven Capital Advisors, L.p.	1.122%	0.000%	284,469	0	2023-12-31
American Century Companies Inc	1.074%	44.122%	272,364	83,382	2023-12-31
JPMorgan Chase & Co	1.041%	34.900%	263,946	68,285	2023-12-31
Royce & Associates, LP	1.038%	11.223%	263,259	26,565	2023-12-31
Goldman Sachs Group Inc	0.925%	87.343%	234,642	109,395	2023-12-31
AllianceBernstein L.P.	0.909%	-7.926%	230,580	-19,850	2023-12-31
Northern Trust Corp	0.896%	3.888%	227,097	8,499	2023-12-31
Ratio Wealth Group	0.552%	-0.688%	139,877	-969	2023-12-31
Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC	0.498%	23.381%	126,311	23,936	2023-12-31

Top Institutions

Owner	Percent Owned	Percent Change	Shares Owned	Share Change	Date Reported
BlackRock Inc	8.387%	5.546%	2,126,674	111,741	2023-12-31
Vanguard Group Inc	5.136%	2.037%	1,302,405	25,997	2023-12-31
Wellington Management Company LLP	3.113%	0.000%	788,131	788,131	2022-12-31
Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.	2.212%	16.264%	560,978	78,475	2023-12-31
Geode Capital Management, LLC	2.106%	4.564%	533,991	23,308	2023-12-31
State Street Corporation	1.985%	4.753%	503,221	22,834	2023-12-31
Manufacturers Life Insurance Co	1.949%	0.684%	494,253	3,358	2023-12-31
Banc Funds Co LLC	1.885%	0.000%	478,003	0	2023-12-31
Mendon Capital Advisors Corp	1.755%	132.604%	444,937	253,652	2023-12-31
RMB Capital Management, LLC	1.578%	-18.367%	400,000	-90,000	2023-09-30
Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC	1.532%	-7.641%	388,007	-32,098	2022-12-31
EJF Capital LLC	1.510%	-0.793%	379,031	-3,029	2022-09-30
Kennedy Capital Management Inc	1.435%	22.936%	363,851	67,882	2023-12-31
Ranger Investment Management LP	1.317%	5.396%	333,918	17,095	2023-12-31
Stieven Capital Advisors, L.p.	1.122%	0.000%	284,469	0	2023-12-31
American Century Companies Inc	1.074%	44.122%	272,364	83,382	2023-12-31
JPMorgan Chase & Co	1.041%	34.900%	263,946	68,285	2023-12-31
Royce & Associates, LP	1.038%	11.223%	263,259	26,565	2023-12-31
Goldman Sachs Group Inc	0.925%	87.343%	234,642	109,395	2023-12-31
AllianceBernstein L.P.	0.909%	-7.926%	230,580	-19,850	2023-12-31
Northern Trust Corp	0.896%	3.888%	227,097	8,499	2023-12-31
Acadian Asset Management LLC	0.750%	0.000%	190,046	190,046	2023-06-30
Smith Shellnut Wilson LLC	0.677%	0.000%	171,655	0	2023-09-30
Millennium Management LLC	0.605%	56.747%	153,369	55,524	2023-03-31
Ratio Wealth Group	0.552%	-0.688%	139,877	-969	2023-12-31
Bank of New York Mellon Corp	0.503%	-1.343%	127,428	-1,735	2023-09-30
Bank of Oklahoma National Association	0.500%	-22.067%	126,739	-35,887	2023-06-30
Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC	0.498%	23.381%	126,311	23,936	2023-12-31
LPL Financial Corp	0.436%	0.000%	109,452	0	2022-06-30
John W. Rosenthal Capital Management, Inc.	0.370%	0.000%	93,000	0	2022-09-30
Nuveen Asset Management, LLC	0.286%	-2.688%	71,779	-1,983	2022-09-30
Victory Capital Management Inc.	0.224%	3.114%	56,300	1,700	2022-09-30

Mutual Fund Ownership

Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv is the biggest individual fund holder of Business First Bancshares Inc (BFST), owning a total of 759 thousand shares. Combined, the top 38 mutual fund holders of BFST own 30.21% of the company with a total of 7.7 million shares.

In the latest ownership report on March 31st 2024, the top 38 fund holders increased their combined ownership of BFST by 8 thousand shares. 2 funds bought 11,500 total additional shares and increased their ownership by an average of 5.98%. However 1 funds sold 19,187 total shares and decreased their ownership by an average of 7.25%.

Overall this is a negative sign as the number of shares owned by the top 20 mutual funds holding Business First Bancshares decreased by a net total of -7,687 in the latest report.

Mutual Funds Chart

Latest Mutual Fund Ownership Changes

Owner	Percent Owned	Percent Change	Shares Owned	Share Change	Date Reported
Kennedy Extended Small Cap	0.961%	-7.250%	245,460	-19,187	2024-03-31
State St Russell Sm/Mid Cp® Indx NL Cl C	0.562%	3.240%	143,387	4,500	2024-03-31
Putnam Small Cap Value A	0.341%	8.728%	87,200	7,000	2024-03-31

Top Mutual Funds

Owner	Percent Owned	Percent Change	Shares Owned	Share Change	Date Reported
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	2.973%	0.000%	759,255	0	2024-02-29
Vanguard Instl Ttl Stck Mkt Idx Tr	2.995%	0.000%	759,121	0	2023-03-31
iShares Russell 2000 ETF	2.369%	0.048%	604,971	291	2024-03-28
RMB Mendon Financial Services A	1.566%	0.000%	400,000	0	2024-02-29
Vanguard Institutional Extnd Mkt Idx Tr	1.484%	-0.149%	378,888	-566	2024-02-29
Vanguard Extended Market Index Investor	1.349%	-0.028%	341,809	-97	2023-08-31
Ranger Micro Cap	1.308%	0.000%	333,918	333,918	2023-12-31
Avantis US Small Cap Value ETF	1.145%	0.000%	292,395	0	2024-03-29
Kennedy Extended Small Cap	0.961%	-7.250%	245,460	-19,187	2024-03-31
Fidelity Small Cap Index	0.955%	1.452%	243,916	3,492	2024-01-31
JHancock Regional Bank A	0.925%	-1.483%	236,102	-3,553	2024-02-29
Fidelity® Small Cap Index	0.923%	2.957%	233,815	6,715	2023-10-31
iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF	0.901%	-0.063%	230,200	-146	2024-03-28
JH Financial Opportunities	0.714%	0.000%	182,458	0	2024-02-29
Royce Small-Cap Opportunity Invmt	0.644%	7.764%	164,538	11,854	2023-12-31
Avantis® U.S. Small Cap Value ETF	0.570%	0.000%	144,380	0	2023-07-29
State St Russell Sm/Mid Cp® Indx NL Cl C	0.562%	3.240%	143,387	4,500	2024-03-31
JHancock Financial Industries A	0.552%	0.000%	139,827	0	2023-06-30
Acuitas US Microcap Strategy	0.525%	5.697%	134,130	7,230	2023-12-31
Fidelity Extended Market Index	0.516%	-0.482%	131,673	-638	2024-02-29
Fidelity® Extended Market Index	0.506%	2.239%	128,242	2,809	2023-11-30
Wellington SMID Cap Research Equity	0.460%	0.000%	116,400	116,400	2022-12-31
Wellington CIF II SMID Cap Research S3	0.460%	0.000%	116,400	116,400	2022-12-31
JPMorgan Small Cap Value I	0.398%	21.584%	101,746	18,062	2024-02-29
Russell Inv US Small Cap Equity E	0.371%	9.572%	94,672	8,270	2024-02-29
Empower Small Cap Value/Kennedy SP	0.365%	4.076%	93,128	3,647	2023-12-31
State St Russell Sm Cap® Indx NL Cl C	0.351%	0.000%	88,860	0	2023-09-30
FTGF RY US SmCp Opp A USD Dis(A)	0.345%	11.897%	88,029	9,359	2023-12-31
Putnam Small Cap Value A	0.341%	8.728%	87,200	7,000	2024-03-31
Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF	0.343%	8.445%	86,860	6,764	2024-02-29
State St Russell Sm Cap® Indx SL Cl I	0.338%	2.513%	85,660	2,100	2024-02-29
Putnam Small Cap Value Managed Account	0.316%	25.313%	80,200	16,200	2023-12-31
BlackRock Advantage Small Cap Core Instl	0.304%	0.000%	76,934	0	2023-10-31
DFA US Small Cap Value I	0.300%	0.000%	75,970	0	2023-11-30
NT R2000 Value Index Fund - NL	0.292%	11.922%	73,350	7,813	2022-12-31
NT R2000 Index Fund - NL	0.267%	11.853%	66,925	7,092	2022-12-31
Manulife US Bank Equity Mother Fund	0.262%	36.875%	65,700	17,700	2022-07-20
Bridgeway Omni Small-Cap Value N	0.259%	0.000%	65,000	0	2022-09-30